Number of Laser Sessions to See Skin Improvement

Generally speaking, the more risk the more rewards when considering lasers. Co2 lasers can be varied in a number of ways to increase or decrease the aggressiveness of the treatments. Fractional co2 laser resurfacing has less downtime but has less results. This approach leaves healthy skin in between treated skin so that the healthy skin can help the treated skin rejuvenate. This speeds up the healing and decreases the chance of complications. The results are less significant. For more... more

The number of laser treatment sessions all depends on the laser used and the strength of the treatment. The stronger the treatment, the more days of healing and redness, but the greater the improvement. You need to talk with your dermatologic surgeon to plan out how much time you can take off from being social. That will dictate what laser and laser strength will be used and the anticipated improvement.